Make these throwable conker comets, and make them fly through the air with their fiery tails!

Using wood slices as miniature canvases for any kind of painting is really fun for kids (and adults!) of all ages. For older children who are moving on from mark-making, this activity shows an easy way to paint a miniature flower meadow on wood slices.

A pinecone wreath makes a great decoration, either hanging on your door or as a centerpiece on your table.

Pinecones decorated with felt balls make lovely decorations at this time of year. And if you celebrate Christmas in your house they look great as miniature Christmas trees – or as decorations hung up on a real tree.

This is another really simple activity to do with rocks - hot rocks! By heating the rocks, you can ‘paint’ on them with crayons which melt as soon as they touch the rock and it creates beautiful, swirling patterns.

Making an ice lantern is such a lovely way to enjoy the beautiful things that are around in nature at this time of year and they are really simple to make.

These are so pretty and they make lovely homemade gifts! You just need candles, pressed leaves, boiling water, grease proof paper and two spoons

Make beautiful sun prints with leaves and flowers.

Make some fun and simple butterfly petal pictures using brightly coloured petals and leaves

Printing with flowers is a lovely plastic free nature craft activity that is simple to do and can be done by children of all ages.

This delicate bowl takes some patience to make as it needs to be done over two to three days, but it is a great way to show off the colourful leaves you will find all around you in autumn!

How to make leaf lanterns, a fun activity for children of all ages.